Austria 2026, the other podium

F1 Austria, the report cards of those promoted 1. Max Verstappen. If there is a GP in Austria, it is above all thanks to this tightrope walker of the steering wheel. Let’s be clear, he no longer drives the Melbourne tub: Red Bull has grown up. But only he knows how to bring it to Mercedes’ level, and for 1″ he doesn’t prank anyone he likes like a call from the accountant. He fails to do so for at least three reasons: the accident in qualifying – for which Red Bull took the blame – the fight with Hamilton at the start of the race and a final stint delayed by 1-2 laps. Then, of course, you have to pass Russell on the track, but Super Max is always there. In the foot and in the soul. Also yesterday broadsides at the FIA. The others? 0-0, worse than Cape Verde-Saudi Arabia. 2. Mr. Saturday. It’s no coincidence that they once called him Mister Saturday. George Russell will not be the life of the party, and it is rumored that the tears produced in the last three months have been bottled up to quench the public’s thirst during the heat. But he is a boy who has raised his head and therefore deserves respect. The most awake on Saturdays, while the others, paid to monitor, sleep. It is there that he builds his victory, because then – honestly – the race pace is a step behind that of Verstappen and Antonelli. He needs that much to win and get within 40 of Antonelli. Which is more or less the gap it deserves. 3. Bernie Ecclestone. 95s, jacket, shirt, sunglasses, perfect beard and cheeky hair. I, 60 years younger, get colic if I’m more than 2’15” on one side. He’s in better shape than me and you, yes even than you who are reading this. But know that I’m hugging you. Not too much eh, that even the thoughts sweat. F1 Austria, the report cards of the 3 flunks. Not visible and not seen. Speaking of heat, I think I had a mirage. At a certain point I thought I saw a white car, but only for the first 13″ of the race. I did my research, someone calls it a Cadillac. I will investigate further. Things not visible and things not seen, because then evidently the sparkling temperature has also pervaded the direction, which misses Hadjar’s overtaking on Leclerc by rewriting the canons of TV language and framing the back of a nice fan. But we have drones contract renewal he also loses on Tuesday evening. He is unrecognizable and he doesn’t recognize himself either, and so he goes into overdriving in Barcelona, he distrusts the brake suppliers in the world, he hits the wall and he does it heartily, as has often happened to him on the track with a capricious car (which is like being surprised to meet San Pietro after having disguised yourself as a zebra in the savannah), the Federation also puts on an excellent display on the track. It is obvious why it would be pointless to write it. If a driver goes out at 250 km/h, the double yellow flag should be automatically issued: going through the yellow one (because the double yellow was then displayed, but 22 seconds later) creates confusion and, in this case, a big precedent like this news?

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2026-06-29 13:12:00